Junior Cyber Security Operations Analyst - APS5

Role: Junior Cyber Security Operations Analyst
Contract: 12 Months
Pay: AUD 550 per Day inclusive of Super
Hours: 7.5hr/day
Location: Canberra, ACT or Geelong, Vic
Australian Citizens Only (Able to obtain NV1 Clearance)

Responsibilities:

• Conducting monitoring, investigation, and mitigation of security incidents within security tools (including Microsoft Defender 365 stack, Azure Security Centre, IntSights, Splunk).
• Analysing security event data and identifying suspicious/malicious activity from networks and systems.
• Perform incident response activities while under direction.
• Responding to events and incidents using established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Escalate complex incidents, and engage with Subject Matter Experts.
• Perform and manage phishing simulations.
• Research new and evolving threats and vulnerabilities to the Agency’s threat landscape.
• Conduct log analysis and develop visualisation and reporting within Splunk.
• Collaboration with Security Operations and IT engineers to implement security controls.
• The ability to work under broad direction and to quickly gain knowledge of in a range of technologies.

• Demonstrated familiarity with log aggregation and Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) systems
• Knowledge of the Information Security Manual (ISM) and Cyber Security concepts.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Incident Response Frameworks (NIST SP 800-61 Incident Handling Guide, Mitre Frameworks)
• Formal tertiary qualifications or industry certifications in a Cyber Security related field (e.g. Azure/AWS, Splunk Certified)
• Sound written and verbal communication skills
• Worked in a Security/Network Operations Center (or similar)